Garment supporter



Dec. 6, 1932. c. B. BATTIN 1,839,763

' GARMENT SUPPORTER Filed Dec. 50, 1950 ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 6, 1932 ju -rrn 603A mam-lies 7 seem t BRaIfTHwAI'rE, or ween-RIDGE;

JERSEY? P Application' flied nee-either" -30; 19: 10. serial Ne: 505; 1'i.

" 1- 5 to a; garment such for'eXample as a corset.-

It is another object of the invention to provide a device of the aforementioned character which will notbe bulky and which will accordingly be comfortable to the Wea'i'erand '72?) which will present an extremely neat and attractive appearance. I v r y a w r Still another object ofthe invention resides in anovel construction whereby none of the metallic parts come in direct contact with r the person of the wearer.

' Still a further object" of the invention resides ina novelcons'truction which will be loot-h cheap and easy of manufacture.

With the above and other objle'sctsinf view, reference is to be had to accompanying drawing forming part of this application; in is .7 Figure l is a view in front elevation shovving a garterattached to a garinent such as the lovver edge of a'ic'orset by a device can; structed in accordance with, the present inraginentary longltudlnal Figure 2' is a sectional view thereof, p c I e 3 iS m w i gfi ln l l iai ee ill-lis- ,tratinga device": constructed in accordance with oneform of thepresent invention, K

n F igure l is afvie'w in rear elevation illustrating a slightly modifiedifor .Of' dfilli manner tobe hereinafter described. Q V In. :icmirdancev with that form-of the invention illustrated fill Figures 2 and v3-, the device carried by theg arrnent consists M main body portion -20,having a plurality of g refi f a de a se tion vi wof the form of the invention illustrated in Figure 4, Figure 6,, is a. View in elevation, illustrating a still further modified forni of theinventlOll, r 1 it ,1 Figure 7 is a detail sectional view of that form of the, invention illustrated in Figure 6', Figure 8c. is a detail sectional view offa slightly inodifie'd forni of the invention; and;

Figure 9 is a perspective view illustrating tliat .fbrll'f ofthe" invention shown in Figure 4; together. with the? pin employed in combination With the" device 035 this invention; I Referring more particularly to the dravving and particularly to Figures 1: to 3 inelusive; the reference nuin' 'era'l' 1 0 designates the lower edge; of aflgarment' suclr for exam-'- p'l'eflas a corset. -The reference numeral I1 designates a garter which carries a convenrtional 'ype of. clasp snhi a's 12;aifdsaid garter is att'ached' to the lower edge (if the corset or other garment by a deviegconstructedin accordance with the present in ventiqn: a

I In accordance wlth'the present'inventioif'rt is contemplated to" attach thega'rter 11 to the garmnticzby means of a pin fastener such as 14. This pin fastener 14 is adapte'd'ito pierce the garment 1 0; and the pin; member 15 thereof: is adapted for engagement with a suitable device carried by the garter; in a pin receiving" loops 21 projecting frond one edge thereof; The Inain'hody portionlof this member is provided with a slot 22through N which the garter 11 may be looped asreati23' and, securedbya suitable line of stitching such as 24; This constructionpresentsfaplu rality' of pin receiving loopslwhifch aneadapted to receive the rpinimeinber, 15 ofthe pin to attachthe garter to the; garmentllm .4111

accordance with the invention, a suitable piece of tape or other material designated may be secured to the garter 11 in order to protect the person of the wearer from con tact with the metal parts thereof and this piece of tape 25 is preferably secured by the receiving loops 21 are preferably'spaced with I relation toeach other, and also with relation to the ends of the body portion 20.

In that form of theinventi'on illustrated in Figures 4 and 5, the member 2Q-isformed with pin receiving loops 21 which, are provided by suitably cuttingsthe' blank from which the device is formed as heretofore described. In this last mentioned form of the V invention, however, attachingmeans inthe I Figures 6 and 7 form of prongs 30 are provided, and these prongs 30'are formed by so cutting the blank of material that when it is bent upon itself along a medial line to form the pin receiving lops 21, the prongs 30 will extend from one edge of thebodyportion of the device 1n alinement or substantial alinement with the pin receiving loops 21. In attachingthis form .of the invention to the garter 11, the end-of the elastic forming the garter is positioned against the body portion 20 of the device, and the prongs '30 are bent over to the rear through the fabric ofrthe garter'll as best illustrated at 31 in said Figure 5. By this-means it will be apparent that the device may be attached to the garter 11 without sewing orstitching ofany type.

In Figure 6, the device is illustrated as provided with a plurality .of openings 33 arranged in a longitudinally extending series which extends from andto the end of the body portion of the device and in this form of the invention the garter 11 is se'curedto the body ortion 20 by means of hollow rivets or eye ets or similar means .design ated34 in In Figure 8, the device is illustrated as similar to that form illustrated in Figures 6 and 7. In this last mentioned form of the invention, however, the body portion 20 is secured to the garter 11 by means of stitching or the like 35 which passes through the openings 34 in the bodyportion 20.

In Figure 9, the device is shown as comprising a main body portion 40 having a slot 41 extending longitudinally thereof. This body portion 40 is formed from a suitable blank of material which is cut ,out so that when it is bent upon itself along a medial line, the body'portion will comprise two complementary members. One of the membersls provided with a plurality of projecting tongues 42 and in bending the device upon thereof at a point between the pin receiving loops and the slot 41.

In-use, a pin member such as 14 heretofore described is employed, and this pin member ,is inserted first through the garment 10 and then throughthe pin receiving loops of the v attaching device after which the pin member is again passed through the garment and has itsfreeend engaged behind a keeper 15.

Thus it will be seen that the present invention providessa new and novel device for attaching garters and similar garment sup: 7

porters ma garment, which device may be readily manipulated, presents a neat and pleasin appearance, is not bulky in form, and is a so of a cheap and easy manufacture.

While the invention has been herein disclosed in its preferred forms, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the constructions herein illustrated, but may be practiced in other forms which rightfully fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and what it is desired to secure by Letters-Patent of the United States, is; 1. A; pin attaching. device for garters and similar devices comprising a body portion, a plurality of pin receiving loops projecting fromone edge of said body portion, and a plurality of integral tongues between each end of said body portion and said pin receiving loops and adapted to be bent backward-1y upon the body portion for securing the device to a garter.

2. A pin attaching device for garters and similar devices, comprising a blank bent upon itself to provide a body portion, a plurality of pin receiving loops projecting from one receiving loops pro ecting from one edge thereof, anda pluralityof prongs projecting from said body portion adjacent said pin receiving loops and adapted to be bent upon the body portion to attach said device to a garter.

4. A pin attaching device comprising a rec-' iso tangular blank so out as to provide a plurality of pin receiving loops and attaching prongs adjacent said pin receiving loops when the blank is bent upon itself along a medial line.

5. A pin attaching device comprising a main body portion, a plurality of spaced pin receiving loops projecting from one edge of said main body portion, said pin receiving loops being also spaced from the ends of the body portion, and attaching prongs formed integral with said body portion and arranged between the pin receiving loops, and between the pin receiving loops and the ends of the main body portion. a

In testimony'whereof I aifix my signature.

1 CORA BRAITHWAITE BATTIN. 

